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Can't see this being discussed anywhere else.... It seems that the UK death rate has been revised down by some 12% now they've removed the deaths of people who had positive Covid tests more than 28 days before. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-53722711 Interestingly as well, in the last...

moderator note: please use this thread for all observations of face mask wearing. So as not to clog up the public transport thread with off topic things, please post your observations of face coverings in shops etc. (mods please move/merge/rename as necessary) I'll start. Co op was empty. Not...

I went on the Swanage railway today. On one leg of the journey, the train was packed with people having to stand. I am a great fan of the SR, and visit regularly. However I can't help thinking today they underestimated the demand. It is half term after all. I didn't mind standing in the guards...

As well as the drop lights, the VEPs had sealed up high level opening windows. I started travelling on them in the early 90s and even then they were all screwed shut. When were they sealed up, and why? The droplights always gave a very draughty type of ventilation. Cheers.

Just thinking in an idle moment, which unit, current or past, has worked for the most number of different TOCs? To clarify, this is an individual unit, not a class of unit Also, successor TOCs don't count, so for example Anglia, One, NXEA and Greater Anglia wouldn't apply. I'll start: 158786-...

I used to travel the route into Waterloo in the 90s, on the Basingstoke stoppers. The rolling stock was a mixture of CIGs and VEPs. It seemed to be purely random whether a CIG or VEP would turn up on some services (occasionally it'd be a CEP). Was there a plan the allocation, or did they simply...

I distinctly remember travelling behind a class 47 out of Paddington during thea afternoon in about 2001. The services were to Exeter I think (I only went as far as Reading). When did these cease? Where was the extra HST stock found from to allow the removal of the 47s?

I was just wondering, since ABRail seems to no longer be updated, is there an online resource anywhere for up to date fleet/livery lists? For stock that runs in Scotland, the scot-rail.co.uk wiki is excellent, and likewise WNXX for locos, but I don't seem to be able to find anything else for...

Hello, I need to travel from Salisbury to Chichester this week. On an anytime return, am I allowed to interchange at Fratton, or is that classed as a doubleback? TIA.

I've just had a ticket booked for me by a corporate travel agent- Southampton Airport Parkway to Milton Keynes Central, anytime day return, route any permitted (glad it wasn't me paying!). The national rail itinerary has 1 change at Clapham Junction, then up the West London Line. Suits me...

This goes back a few years to the Class 421/423s- I distinctly remember on occasion when a unit pulled away, there was sometimes a "pop" from underneath the motor coach, accompanied by an electrical looking flash. This would be followed by a full brake application, then almost immediately the...

Has anyone else spotted this? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38371449 Scroll around 3/4 way down- seems to be glamourising rail trespass. Are NR aware this happened?

I've always wondered this (and Google isn't helping me)- why does West Byfleet have such an unusual platform layout- there are platform faces on the down slow and down fast but in the up direction there's only a platform on the slow, not on the fast- and unlike say Esher or Walton on Thames, it...

A long trip on XC today got me thinking- which drivers' depot has the most comprehensive route knowledge requirement, ie the maximum amount of miles covered? XC drivers must be pretty high or does a complicated suburban operation with plenty of branches like SWT inners have more? or is...

Hello, I'm travelling Salisbury to Hampstead Heath (Overground) via Clapham Junction this Saturday, returning via Belsize Park tube and Waterloo. My plan is to buy a return Salisbury to Zones 1&2 travelcard. Is there any cheaper way of doing it? TIA

During the adverse weather timetable I saw quite a few units (458s and 455s) stabled in the Guildford carriage sidings between the car park and Guildford Park Road. This is the first time I've actually seen the sidings used. I've travelled through Guildford at various times of the day and...

Is there a prize offered for the first person out of the station building at Farnborough during the evening peak? It's just that given the stampede for the barriers I'm assuming there's got to be something in it. Some of the commuters start crowding the train doors from Woking and appear to be...

I currently hold an annual Gold Card from Farnborough Stations to Guildford. It's due to expire on 31st December, and won't be getting renewed as I have been allocated a parking space (finally :D ) at work. Most years I've had a 5 or 10% poor service discount applied to the reneweal, which I've...

Off to White City from Twyford on Saturday. What's the cheapest way of doing this? - Goldcard return to Ealing Broadway, then Oyster PAYG to White City - Goldcard return for the whole journey In addition, my Oyster may need a topup before I can use it. Is there anywhere at Ealing...

A bit of a complicated journey coming up... Probably easier if you know why I'm doing it: I live in Farnborough (Hampshire). I'm taking the car in to a garage in Epsom for repair (all day job). I'll be travelling from Epsom back home by train, then back to Epsom in the early evening...